Category Archives: American West

Butch Cassidy’s Return

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Steve

According to the generally accepted story, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid died in a hail of gunfire after robbing a bank in Bolivia, South America; they were buried there. The fact is, though, that there are numerous accounts of … Continue reading →

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California Vigilante Justice, The Clappe Letters, 1851

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Steve

This is a fascinating article about one mining town and how they took care of a thief: They granted him a respite of three hours to prepare for his sudden entrance into eternity.” Mrs. Louise Clappe was the wife of … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Joe – The Last of the Wild Bunch

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Steve

Cowboy Joe – The Last of the Wild Bunch by Kerry Ross Boren While thumbing through the Letters to the Editor section of my Fall 1992 issue of Old West magazine I was surprised to discover reference from a reader … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving Dinner With Butch Cassidy

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Steve

I have a copy of Ann Bassett’s autobiography on this blog, but if one really wants to get to know Ann Bassett, her sister and the residents of Brown’s park, one needs to read Grace McClure’s excellent and readable book … Continue reading →

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The Cary Holliday Interview with Etta Place?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Steve

I make no claim as to the truth of this interview…but it feels right. Source San Francisco, California June, 1970 Newspapers have me dead twice already—burned up in a house fire and shot by a lover, but I got out … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Steve

Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker) and “the Sundance Kid” (Harry Longabaugh) were two American outlaws, operating primarily in the Western States of Utah and Wyoming during the late 19th century. They were part of a very loose, leaderless conglomeration of horse … Continue reading →

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The Lost Adams Digging

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Steve

The Lost Adams Diggings is a Southwestern treasure story that refers to the existence of a canyon rich in gold deposits somewhere in western New Mexico in the early 1860s. Read the Wiki article, about a man named Adams who … Continue reading →

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The Strange Death of Boston Corbett

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Steve

This story is from “the Real Wild West, The Creation of the American West,” by Michael Wallis. Read this to the end; it has a shocking, surprise ending (it isn’t what you think it is). The Booth legend that persisted … Continue reading →

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Wild Bill Hickcock

Posted on December 28, 2002 by Steve

WILD BILL HICKCOK Joseph G. Rosa Wild West, February 2003 James Butler Hickok’s reputation as the Old West’s premier gunfighter or “man-killer” made him a legend in his own lifetime-a distinction shared by few of his gunfighting contemporaries. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Young Man Afraid Of His Horses

Posted on September 3, 2002 by Steve

YOUNG MAN AFRAID OF HIS HORSES G. Sam Garr Wild West Magazine, February 2003   THE HEADLINE IN the Rapid City Daily Journal of July 16, 1893, read: “A Good Indian Gone-The Best Indian Friend to the Whites Goes to … Continue reading →

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